Recognised as Colour

#B8A7FD

#B8A7FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#B8A7FD is a blue with RGB values 184, 167, 253 and HSL 252°, 96%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B8A7FD#B8A7FD

HEX#B8A7FD

RGBrgb(184, 167, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6549, 0.9922

RGB percentages72.2%, 65.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(251.9, 95.6%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 34%, 99.2%)

CMYK27.3%, 34%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,101,629

CSS custom property--colour: #B8A7FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#475802

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90B4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#91B1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A9B6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1 Violet · ΔE 32.5 Orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECFDA7

Analogous#A7C1FD, #E3A7FD

Triadic#FDB8A7, #A7FDB8

Split complementary#FDE3A7, #C1FDA7

Tetradic#FDA7C1, #ECFDA7, #A7FDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E0D9FE

Darker −10%#9075FC

Darker −20%#6843FB

Darker −30%#3F11FA

Darker −40%#2E05D3

More saturated +25%#B7A5FF

Less saturated −25%#BFB2F2

Channel breakdown

R184

G167

B253

Red184 (72.2%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue251.86°

Saturation (HSL)95.56%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B8 · G A7 · B FD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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